Recently while working on a requirement for a client we came across this scenario. It’s fairly widely used although I would not recommend it. The example is in […]
Cannot get the column information from OLE DB provider
Cannot get the column information from OLE DB provider “Microsoft.Ace.OLEDB.12.0” for linked server “(null)”. Encountered this little gem while performing a migration today. Turns out the SQL Server […]
Creating, Configuring and Querying DocumentDB in Azure
DocumentDB is a NOSQL JSON based data store available in MS Azure. In this post we cover how to create a document database followed by a Collection and […]
The jumpy mouse problem solved using XE
I have a mouse (the real one that we connect to our laptops not the fake one that runs around after cheese :-p) that jumps all over my […]
A few more free e books
A few more free e-books for the SQL DBA. This from REDGATE and some of the most prolific writers and SQL Experts in the world. I am sure […]
Loading Resumes and searching them using SQL Server – Part 2/2 (PDF+ FileTable + Full Text Search)
In this post we continue after creating our file table and posting some pdf documents into it. For the previous post please click here. Apparently there is very […]
Loading Resumes and searching them using SQL Server
Recently I came across a requirement where we needed to load Resumes into SQL server and then search these documents for specific keywords. Important things to keep in […]
administration / Database / MSSQL / TSQL
Very large table performance – basic data capture
Every once in a while I see a post on the forums that is similar to the one below:- Hi Can anybody provide tips on how to improve […]
administration / Database / MSSQL / TSQL
What’s in a name? Mdf = pdf
“What’s in a name? That which we call a mdf file By any other name would work as well.” At a training recently I was asked this question, […]
administration / Database / MSSQL / TSQL
How to troubleshoot MS SQL Server – Part 2
In this post we carry one from where we left off in the first part. Since we discussed what the L1 DBA (resident) should try and do when […]